Donate

We really appreciate all donations of food, toiletries, time and finance, no matter the size. If you are considering donating to our work, we want to extend our gratitude to you.

If you would like to help us with our work at Sanctus, please consider donating to us.

Please scroll down to see what we need at the moment in the way of food and toiletries.
Or you can use the Contact Us form to get in touch.

Financial donations will be used for the following:

  •  Providing emergency accommodation for someone who would otherwise be destitute. 

  • Providing food bags, nappies and other toiletries to families who are in need.

  • Providing a range of educational and enjoyable creative activities that enables the development of crucial skills.

  • Providing travel passes to assist isolated people to attend the drop in, medical, legal and other appointments.

  • Providing assistance to refugees in furnishing their homes and acquiring essential items once they have been granted refugee status in the UK. 

  • Providing financial assistance when requested by other agencies, such as the Citizens Advice Bureau, for unregistered people to travel to Croydon to claim asylum, and so legalise their presence here in the UK, and to assist them to navigate the legal process.

Financial donations can be made online via BACS. Sort Code 60-83-01 Account Sanctus St Mark’s Number 20345295 Unity Trust Bank

Cheques can be made payable to Sanctus, and sent to:

Rev'd Sally Smith,
YMCANS, Harding Road, Stoke on Trent ST1 3BQ

Other things to give:

Food

  • Tinned food - particularly chopped tomatoes, baked beans, sweetcorn, fruit, chickpeas, kidney beans, tuna/fish, meat, tomatoes

  • Cereal (particularly cornflakes)

  • Coffee and tea

  • Biscuits

  • Sugar and salt

  • Rice, pasta and couscous

  • Lentils

  • Cooking oils 

Note: we prefer items not to be in huge bulk packets (i.e. huge bags of rice or gallon bottles of oil) as these are harder to distribute.

 

Toiletries

  • Shampoo

  • Shower gel

  • Deodorant

  • Razors and shaving cream

  • Sanitary towels (but no tampons please!)

  • Toothbrushes and toothpaste

  • Soap

  • Toilet paper

  • Washing up liquid

Baby items

  • Nappies (all sizes but particularly size 5+ and 6)

  • Baby wipes

  • Baby food

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”

— Mother Theresa